re: Josh Pate talks about how college football will be unrecognizable in 5-10 years

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Schools need to stop labeling sports as extracurricular activities, and just make them degree programs in and of themselves. Instead of saying I played football in college say, “I majored in football in college. Didn’t play professionally, but hey, I have that degree!”

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You've almost got it.

There are many legitimate professions spawned from football. Playing professionally, coaching, training, administration, etc. Many of these are more lucrative than other degree programs, particularly the trendy "x" studies sociology tracks that rack up huge student debt and deliver worthless degrees.

Some athletes will pursue other tracks like business, the STEM, fields, etc., but let's recognize reality and create true educational tracks for NFL development, coaching, and other specialized fields that arise from the sport.